Hackenberger

A L Hackenberger, San Antonio TX. 1938: Las Vegas NV.

Hackenberger 1A [13974] (Phillipe R Chandler coll)1A 1935 = 1pOB; two 20hp Irwin Meteormotors (40hp Continentals in 1938). [13974] c/n 2.The aircraft (1A) is an evolution of the model H. Similar in its design, but larger and more streamlined. Compared to your photo of the model H, the gear is much more compactballoon tires on small wheels. A curious thing about the photos is the tail skid. While one photo shows only a tail skid, the other two have a small wheel propped up beside it.
The movement of the control surfaces is somewhat unclear, but I think the lower planes, longer on the 1A, acted as ailerons and a large elevator was fitted where the tip of the heart-shaped parasol and the rear of the fuselage meet. At the extremites of the elevator are twin stabilizer/rudders. Those rudders were actually braced onto the rear of the fuselage and only a single strut balanced the elevator above the stabilizers. The fuselage curved upwards at both ends, connecting to the leading and trailing edges of the parasol. Somehow the angle of the elevator was varied at its joining with the parasol/fuselage. ( Rod Filan 1/8/05)

Haines

H-3 Firefly 1937 = 1pClwM rg; 260hp Menasco C6S; span: 20'8" (?>19'10") length: 20'3" (?>19'8") v: 177. Used some parts from earlier Rider racers with a beefed-up, plywood- and fabric-covered wing. POP: 1 racer [R91Y]. Ran fifth in the Greve race at the 1937 NARs, then at the Miami Air Races on 12/3/37, Haines stalled in a pylon turn and was killed in the crash.

Low Wing 1932 = 1pOlwM; Henderson. Logically this would be H-1, but was not so named. [12831].

Helicopter Aeroplane c.1932 = OhwM. A realization of the 1920 design, possibly a rebuilt Crawford A-1 Parasol, since its registration [X12205] earlier belonged to such a machine. The horizontal prop was driven by a separate engine, mounted in the wing. The added weight of this engine made the airplane too heavy, and cooling was blocked by the fuselageit probably never flew.

Hall

Hall (aka Hall-Springfield)

Springfield Aircraft Inc (fdr: Robert L Hall), Springfield MA.

C-80 SEE PJC entry.

Hall Bulldog [NR2111] (National Archives)Hall Bulldog [NR2111] (Frank Rezich coll)Hall Bulldog color art (unknown artist)Bulldog 1932 = 1pChwM; 535hp P&W Wasp; span: 26'0" length: 19'0". Robert Hall. Construction of the gull-wing Bulldog [NR2111], so named for the Yale University mascot, was sponsored by Marion Guggenheim with a stipulation that Russell Thaw be its pilot in the 1932 NARs. However, Thaw declined the honor: "The ship is not my idea of a racer!" Designer Hall then took the controls and finished sixth at a speed of 215.5 mphit was afterward speculated that its experimental Hamilton Standard prop prevented the Wasp from running at full power. Hall was so disappointed with its performance that he dismantled and scrapped the plane after that race. SEE ALSO Baltrun.

Hall Cicada [NR13205] (Frank Rezich coll)Cicada 1932 = 1pOhwM; 535hp P&W Wasp. Racer for the Nationals [NR13205]; ff: 6/23/32. Did not perform as expected, suffered motor problems, and finally was modified with a 2p cockpit. It crashed and burned in take-off on a test flight (p: Frank Lynch). Named for its insectlike green, cream, and brown paint scheme.

Halligan

Russel and Francis Halligan, Beardstown IL.

1923 = 1pOH; 30hp Johnson outboard motor. Two rotating Piper Cub-size wing panels driven by propellers set at the leading edge about two-thirds of the way out from the fuselage. Flight information not found. Donated to EAA Air Museum.

Halsted

Hamilton

Charles K Hamilton, Mineola NY

Hamiltonian 1909 = 1pOB; 60hp Hamilton pusher; v: c.75. Curtiss type, specially reinforced for exhibition work. POP: 2; the second of which, in 1910, was 2p with 110hp Hamiltonian-Christie V-8; span: 26'0" length: 38'0". Hamilton, who was associated with Glenn Curtiss in 1909, purchased the Curtiss Rhiems Racer, and that might be one of these models which had recorded successes in West Coast exhibitions.

Hamilton

J W Hamilton, Mineola NY.

1911 = 1pOmwM. Blériot type with twin radiators and, from a poor-quality photo copy, what appeares to be a single-boom fuselage aft of the cockpit. "Flown around Hempstead for three hours," is all that was reported about this early design. Relationship with the previous Hamilton is unknown, but similarity of location suggests a likelihood.

Hamilton

Hamilton Helicopter Co, Baltimore MD.

Hamilton helicopter (1949 Flying via Wendy J Miller)
1949 = 2pCH; 125hp ? with two coaxial 3-blade rotors; v: 99/x/0 range 300. All-metal construction; no other specs or data found. Reported in Jan 1948 Flying as having "undergone tethered lift check and is expected to fly soon." Also later reported to have had a test flight by Alexander Sikorsky [NX41970].

Hamilton H-18 Sea and land [C235] (Dan Shumaker coll)H-18 1927 = 6pOmwM/MF; 450hp Wright J-5; v: 125/100/45; ff: 4/2/27. James McDonnell, John Akerman. First had 220hp Wright J-4. Full-cantilever shoulder wing, monocoque fuselage; all-metal construction. Hamilton-built pontoons; also flown as a landplane. Pilot and passenger in an open cockpit behind the motor; 4-place cabin. POP: 1 [C235], built as Maiden Milwaukee for competition in 1927 National Air Tour, where it took second place. First all-metal plane to be licensed. Ended up being converted into, of all things, an autogiroSEE Johnson (Milwaukee 1929).

Hansen

Hansen-Loock

Lorrin L Hansen & Rev Carl H Loock, Rapid City SD.

Hansen-Loock Artist's concept (clip: Aug 1930 Modern Mechanix and Inventions via Erling Olson)
"Rotary Aero-Zep" 1930 = While LTA are not included in Aerofiles' fleet, we couldn't let this one float by without at least applauding its mind-bending creativity! As best we can translate from its text, this is a huge aluminum can of helium that revolves around a frame-track from which are suspended a motor/control room and a passenger car (with wheel pants yet) that serves as a rolling weight to shift the center of gravity for climbs and descentsperhaps also as a thrill ride for the folks inside. Everything else seems to move, too. The pivoting tail surfaces all flap and wiggle, the "Zep" part spins slowly as its V-shaped, helium-filled, snakelike vanes more-or-less screw the assembly through the air, and a safety valve logically fitted in its rear end releases gas when pressure builds up. It is our guess that one could hear this airborne theme-park coming from 30 miles away. Their closing comment: "As yet this amazing new idea in aeronautics has not progressed beyond the model stage, and it is not at present known when a full-size ship will be built." Or why...

Harley-Stromer

Harley-Stromer (The Museum of Flight)Oregon Maid 1917 = 2pOBFb; twin-tail, single-float with two Ford pushers. Gus Stromer. $3,000; POP: 1, reportedly operated a successful passenger service for 19 months, planned to fly to NYC to participate in 1917 transcontinental contest, but no further info was found.

Harlow PC-5A [NC21737]Harlow PC-5A [NC21737] (John Dagle coll)PC-5A 1939 (ATC 735) = 2-4pClwM rg; 165hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 35'10" length: 23'8" load: 639# v: 154/140/56 range: 425. Max Harlow. Like PJC, prototype was designed and built as class project, with final assembly at Alhambra airport [NC21737]. $12,000; POP: 4 [NX21737, NX19978/19980, VTATN]; reportedly 50 were sold in component form to Hindustan Aircraft Ltd in Indiaalthough less than a dozen were said to have been built in 1941, the rest are unaccounted for. Still stored away somewhere? Additionally, a cheaper, simplified variant of PC-5 was reportedly built as PC-6, but no data were found. Rights were acquired by Cub Aircraft in Canada, but no known production.

Harriman

INFORMATION NEEDED

J Emery Harriman, possibly Brookline MA?

Harriman Aerocar Artist's conceptHarriman Aerocar A better artist's concept (National Archives)
Aerocar 19?? - No data found on this fanciful critter that appeared on a postcard. Design seems much earlier than supplied date of 1910, could even be pre-Wright. A working or filial relation with the following entry?

Harriman

(Frank H) Harriman Motor Works, South Glastonbury CT.

Harriman 1912Biplane 1912 = 2pOB; 60hp Harriman. POP: reportedly 1. Another does appear as a flying boat entry in the 1913 Great Lakes Reliability Cruise, but whether that was a modification of the original or a second ship is unknown.

Triplane 1915 = 1pOT; 100hp Harriman. POP: 1, reported as having been built by inmates at the Cheshire Reformatory in Connecticut.

Harth

Hartman (aka Burlington)

Burlington Airplane Co, Burlington IA.

1938 = 1pOlwM; 45hp Szekely. Loose representation of a Blériot with open wood-frame fuselage; ff: 5/10/10; [286Y] c/n 1910-1. Arthur J Hartman, and possibly privately built by him. Stored 1920-55. Completely rebuilt with a steel-tube fuselage in 1955 as [N286Y]. Hartman reportedly later also built a mid-wing, as well, in this general style.

Burlington Biplane 1931 = OB, probably built after Hartman had left the company; a rounded fuselage and different tail, but otherwise a Hartman Biplane. POP: 1 [10726] c/n 4.

Hartmann

Hartmann Aircraft Corp, Jordan NY.

OW-5M c.1938 (637) = Remanufacture of Welch OW-5M. POP: unknown.

Hartzell

Hartzell Walnut Propeller Co, Piqua OH and Detroit MI.

Hartzell FC-1 and FC-2 (Walter E Lees coll)FC-1, -2 1923 = 3pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5. Frederick Charavay. POP: 1 each [2465, x]; the first was christened Fort Wayne Hartzell. Built in league with (E A) Johnson Aircraft Co as Johnson-Hartzell. Other planes registered in the individual name of Hartzell, but with no model designations, might have been JN-4 conversions.

INFORMATION NEEDED

Model XX 1930 = Unknown type with Anzani. POP: 1 [803Y]. There were other planes registered in the name of Hartzell besides this, but with no model designations or data, and might have been JN-4 conversions.

HarvEd

Monoplanes 1928/1929 = 3pOlwM; 150hp Hisso A; span: 36'6" length: 26'0". [7924] c/n 3; ident cancelled 7/23/30 after Smithana reported to CAA the plane was permanently dismantled. A second ship, an OX-5-powered 3pChwM in 1929 with similar specs, [9498] c/n 4, was verified by nephew William Smithana as The Spirit of Honey Creek, named for a town near Racine. He tells of his uncle taxiing around a meadow in it until it lost a contest with a barbed-wire fence, being damaged beyond economical repair. No info found about possible c/ns 1 and 2.

Hatz

CB-1 1962 = 2pOB and OhwM; 100-150hp Lycoming O-320; span: 26'0" (?>25'4") length: 18'6" (?>19'0") load: 630# (?>600#) v: x/90/40 range: 270. Popular and charming throwback to the '30s, looking much like a small Waco, began as a parasol monoplane [N8670E]. Plans were marketed to home-builders at $125, kits were available from commercial sources.

Haufe

Hawk

Hawk Industries Inc, Yucca Valley CA.

GAFHawk 125 [N101GH] (Frank Harris)GAFhawk 125 c.1982 = 2pChwM; 1198hp P&W PT6A; span: 71'6" length: 46'11" load: 6250# v: x/145/51; ff: 8/19/92. [N101GH]. It was sold and went to Alaska where they grounded it because they were hauling passengers. The PT6 was taken out and replaced by a huge Russian radial engine from an Antonov biplane.  Frank Harris 8/21/08.

Hawke

1931: Hawke Dusters (fdrs: Edwin R Hawke, John Cuneo), Modesto CA. After Hawke's death in 1941, company continued agricultural operations under this name with several new owners.

Hawkins & Powers

Hawks

(Frank) Hawks Aircraft Co, Springfield MA.

Miller HM-1 rebuild of Hawks [NX2491] (Frank Rezich coll)HM-1 aka Hawks-Gee Bee 1936 = 1pClwM rg; 1150hp P&W R-1830-BG Twin Wasp; span: 31'0" length: 23'9" v: 375/340/65; ff: 6/12/36 (p: Frank Hawks). Howell Miller, commissioned by Hawks, construction by Granville Bros. Sponsored by Gruen Watch Co as Time Flies for general competition. POP: 1 [NR1313] (number transferred from Hawks' retired Travel Air Mystery). Based on the famed Gee Bee racersunderstandably, as Milller was a principal designer for Granvillethe streamlined ship was considered by many as the "perfect design," with a 1700fpm climb rate and speeds not common at the time in the private sector; however, it logged most of its hours in publicity tours for Gruen and testing, finally was rebuilt in 1938 as Miller HM-1 [NX2491] (qv).

Heinrich

1910 = 2pOmwM; 23hp converted 4-cylinder marine engine. Bird-wing design with an open-framework fuselage. Brothers were taxidermists, which explains the birdlike approach to flying. Had the distinction of being the first American monoplane flown with an American-made motor, in May 1910.

The Morgantown Helio Aircraft Corp is apparently unrelated to the Helio companies of Norwood MA and Pittsburg KS. Type certificates for the Norwood and Pittsburg Helios (1A8, A2EA, A4EA) are owned now by the Alliance Aircraft Group LLC of Kent WA. ( Jack Erickson 5/20/01)

H-392 Strato Courier 195? = H-392 was nothing more than a pumped up H-391 with a 340hp GSO-480. Only one was built and set a world altitude over Mexico City in Oct 1957 of 31,200'. Developed as a high-altitude photographic version of the standard Courier. I would like to have seen this one go into productionthe fastest Helio built at that time. ( Stephen Ruby 1/3/02)

Helio H-500 [N8745R]H-500, -580, U-5 Twin Courier 1960 (TC A2EA) = 6pChwM; two 250hp Lycoming O-540-A2B; span 41'0" length: 32'5" (?>31'10") load: 2800# (?>1374#) v: 205/170/36 range: 810 ceiling: 17,750'. POP: unknown civil as H-500 [N10033, N10036/10037, N8745R, N92860] and likely more (but none of these regs appear on FAA records as Helios!); 2 to USAF in 1962 as U-5A [52-5955/5956], which s/ns show as Ryan XV-5 in some references, and 3 as U-5B [63-8072/8074]. A longer-nosed version in 1968 with 290hp Lycomings was H-580. ATC Revision 7 issued 8/18/77.Reply from Helio Corp to inquiry: "Unfortunately, we have very little information on the Twin Courier. All we know is that there were supposedly seven delivered to the CIA. There are no manufacturing records for these aircraft. They left the factory one day and were never seen again by the Helio Aircraft Company. Apparently all records either went with the aircraft or were destroyed. We still have all the engineering drawings, but that is about it." ( Jos Heyman 11/20/01)

L-28, U-10 1958 = Military version of H-395 with similar data. POP: uncertain as L-28A [58-7025/7027], with [52-7025] shown as cancelled, plus [58-3093/3096] in some records, while others show this batch as "cancelled contract." Redesignated as U-10A in 1962.

Helio U-10A (USAF)U-10A 1962 = 60-gallon tanks. POP: 8 [62-3603/3608, 63-13184/13185]. An original batch scheduled as -10A [63-13166/13183] were built as U-10B. From cloudy records, it seems that [62-3603] was civil [N4181D] purchased by USAF, which later returned to civil life as [N44953].

Helle-Franklin

INFORMATION NEEDED

Unknown, possibly Marion WS.

Helle-Franklin postcard of crash [2519]
c.1927 = 2pOB; Hisso A. No other data. Linked photo shows its sad end as "The remains of the big plane that dropped 400 ft at Marion Wis, June 19-27." [2519]. A most bleak subject for a postcard.

Helton SEE Culver Cadet

Hemstreet

Hendershott

Ward & Bruce Hendershott, Sioux City IA.

1929 = 2pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5. Nicknamed Stonecrusher. Thick, Barling-type wings. Crash-landed in 1931, rebuilt in 1932-33 with parts from Nicholas-Beazley Co, but never flew again. Stored in a garage, it vanished until the fuselage was recently located and donated to EAA.

Hensley

Herbst

1911 = A newspaper report about the Palmgren airplane also mentioned mentioned this one as being built, but no subsequent info was found to substantiate its completion.

Herff

Adolph P Herff & Orval H Snyder, San Antonio TX.

1909 = Unknown type reported in Galveston Times to have flown for 57 minutes at a maximum height of 35' on 9/23/09. Described only as "like the models now in use," but having some "undisclosed inventions awaiting patents."

Herren

(Wilson) Herren Aeronautical Corp, Barrington IL.

Herren CL-32 [X12081] (Popular Mechanics via Brad Taylor / AAA)CL-32 1931 = 2pOB; 58hp supercharged Irwin Meteormotor X; span: 24'0" length: 19'6" load: 475# v: 100/85/35 range: 340. [X12081]. Herren was also involved a few years earlier with the Locomotive biplane as a principal of that company in Barrington. What connection there might be between this plane and Locomotive Co is unknown.

Herrick

HV-1 1931 = 1pOlwMAg*; 48hp Poyer. Built to order by Heath from Myron Herrick's design [X11384]; ff (as a fixed-wing aircraft): 11/6/32. Hybrid autogyro and conventional plane with free-rotating upper wingform; crashed during a test flight shortly after conversion to an autogyro. * In the Herrick design, a symmetrical airfoil-shaped rotor was mounted on a horizontal hinge about which it could rotate within certain limits. When flying as a biplane, the upper wing could be prevented from rotating by braces connected to its pylon. When rotating, the wing then assumed the character of an autorotative system.

Herrick Vertaplane [NX13515] (Dale Hurst via George Townsend coll)HV-2A Vertaplane aka Convertoplane 1937 = 2pOlwMAg; 125hp Kinner B-5; span: 28'0" rotor: 24'0" v: 100/x/30; ff: 7/24/37 (p: George Townsend). Evolution of HV-1 was built in Sept 1933, but nearly four years passed before it flew because of a shortage of funds, then flew successfully until 1942 [NX13515]; reported to be presently in storage at NASM. Publicity in 1949 told of an HC-6D succesfully completing wind-tunnel tests, but no production was noted.

Herring SEE Burgess, Curtiss

Herse

Jan Herse, no location.

RWD-13 (Series III) 1937 (ATC 2-561) = Although not an American product, the Herse is included because it has served confusion for researchers. It was in fact a 1934 Polish 3pChwM with 120hp Gypsy Major (originals had 128hp Walter Major 4), two of which were brought to the USA for use as aerial taxis during the 1939 World's Fair in New York [NX20651/20652]the former was still flying in private use in the 1950s, the latter was scrapped. Group 2 approval in 1941. It is unknown whether Jan Herse was a company principal in Poland or an agent on this end responsible for its import; the name does not appear on registers as an owner (the initials were for S Rogalski, S Wigura, J Drzewicki, likely the designers/bilders).

The following Hess data need to be investigated to see if and how many were in fact Alliance Argo aircraft. Recently uncovered info only adds to the confusion:H-2 Bluebird aka Bluebird Sport (Alliance) 1928 = 3pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5; span: 33'4" length: 22'3" load: 775# v: 95/85/42 range: 340. Also offered with 100hp Hisso A and 165hp Wright R-460. $2,250, $1,800 less motor; POP: 19 found with curiously random c/ns; included Dole race entry Miss Wanda [X1445] (p: Fred Giles) and [87M] appearing as Mutual Blackbird (qv), a possible modification of [2160]? Some of these might have been produced by Alliance (qv), but registrations are all in the name of Hess.

H-5 Bluebird - Enigmatic model appearing in some records and references was finally tracked down by historians V J Berinati and J M Jarratt and exposed as H-2 c/n 36, sold to Phoenix Corp and reregistered as Phoenix H-2 [1878].

Hickman

Orville H Hickman, Minneapolis MN.

H-16 1931 = 2pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5. [597W].

H-20 1931 = 3pOhwM; 40hp Ford A. Parasol wing. [593W].

H-22 SEE Chilleen-Fitton.Hickman also designed a small seaplane whose plans ran in several magazines. When featured in Mechanical Package magazine it was called their Packmag Midget Seaplane. ( Laure'l Santos 6/24/05)

Higgins

Higley

Clarence Higley, Cummings KS.

Parasol c.1929 = 1pOhwM, enlarged from plans for a Storms Flivver, with redesigned fuselage and undercarriage. First with a Ford Model-T motor which was never used for flight, then an Oldsmobile with Gnôme cylindersHigley was an automotive engineer. POP: 1 [11068]. Flight history unknown.

1911 = 1pOmwM; 50hp Roberts. POP: reportedly about 8 Blériot copies, some with 90hp Gnôme and 100hp Emerson. At the 1910-11 New York Aero Show the two brothers-in-law were selling copies of plans they made from measurements of Earle Ovington's Blériot, as well as parts and supplies for amateur builders. Deciding to finally build one themselves, the sale of this plane put them in the aircraft manufacturing business.

Trainer 1912 = 2p version of the 1911 monoplane; 75hp Roberts. In this Hild earned his flying license and started a flying school while continuing the Blériot creations as American Aeroplane Supply Co until the winter of 1913, when a factory fire brought an end to the operation. POP: 5 to 10.

Hill

No name, Topeka KS.

Tomcat 19?? = 1pOB. Based on Nesmith Cougar. [N211V].

Hill

John Hill, Enid OK.

Tiny Hawk 19?? = 1pOB. 3/4-scale Curtiss P-6E. [N1KG].

Hill-Kemman

Keith Hill and Roger Kemman, no location.

HK-1 1959 = 1pOH; 40hp Mercury.

Hiller

Stanley Hiller (Sr), Alameda CA.

Hiller monoplane (Drina Welch Abel coll)Hiller monoplane Flight at Lake Merritt, 1912 (Drina Welch Abel coll)
1911 = 1pOmwM; 60hp and 80hp Hiller rotary built from Hiller's plans by C E Kelsey, San Francisco. The father of Stanley Hiller Jr began designing gliders in 1909 and this, his first powered aircraft, flew at Alameda and a 1911 air meet at Tanforan race track in South San Francisco. On pontoons, it was flown from Lake Merritt, Oakland, by Charles Patterson in Aug 1912.

Hodgdon

L M (and T A?) Hodgdon, Detroit MI.

Hodgdon AscentderArtist concept (clip: Modern Mechanix)
Ascender 1933 = 2p flying auto; 125hp pusher. Theodore Hogdon. Two-page article in May 1933 Modern Mechanix tells of the wonders and applications for this invention but fails to give any projected specs or data. Doubtful that even a prototype was built.

Chummy 1929 = Land monoplane; 80hp leRhône rotary; span: 30'0" length: 17'9"; ff: c.9/1/29. [848M], cancelled 12/19/32. 1929 Flying Manual features an article by a T A Hodgdon about designing one's own airplane, using an 18hp Indian motorcycle engine, that includes plans for a small (25' span) ultralight parasol. Yet the article's main photo shows a larger shoulder-wing creation (Hodgdon's?) with what appears to be a Velie-type motor, so assuming a connection between L M and T A, the Hodgdons produced other ships, as well.

Hodgson

Edward R Hodgson IV, 125 S Millodge, Athens GA.

Red Star 1930 = 3pOB; 150hp Hisso A; ff: c.5/11/30. Designed and built by Frank Elmore with help from M C Armel, Paul Keller, and Lester Pilcher. [361V] c/n 1 (also found listed as Model A). Intended for use in passenger service from Athens to Gainesville GA (p: Jimmy Culpepper).Of interest is that Hodgson's great-grandfather ran a mail-coach line between those two towns in the 1840s. ( John M Jarratt 8/18/02)

Hodkinson

Valley Mfg Div, (W W) Hodkinson Aircraft Corp, Glendale CA.

Hodkinson HT-1 [X28M] (Edward J Young coll)HT-1 1929 (ATC 2-211) = Transport. 8pCswB; three 170hp Curtiss Challenger; span: (upper) 56'0" (lower) 30'6" length: 36'3" load: 2813# (?>3200#) v: 115/100/50 range: 500. Don Berlin (of later P-40 fame); ff: 7/17/29. Outboard motors mounted directly on sesqui-wings; wide-track gear. POP: 1 of a planned five requested by a South American airline [X82M]. Beset by financial troubles at the onset of the Depression, the company quietly closed shop and the one plane went to Guatemala, where it flew for many years; its ultimate fate is unknown. Hodkinson, who was the financial backer for this grand venture on the part several moonlighting Douglas engineers, had more notable success as the founder of Paramount Pictures.

Hogdon

L M & T A Hogdon, Detroit MI.

Ascender 1933 = 2p flying auto; 125hp pusher. Theodore Hogdon. Two-page article in May 1933 Modern Mechanics tells of the wonders and applications for this invention and fails to give any specs or data.

Hogue

Alton H Hogue, Boulder CO.

H-100 1929 = 3pOswB; 150hp Hisso A; span: (upper) 30'0" (lower) 9'0"; no other specs found on this "training biplane" [X811M] c/n H-100.Hogue died in a car crash during WW2, and the plane was found at Laramie Airport by George Wilcox, who bought it, then sold it to George Welch (Lafayette CO). Flight time unknown, but in 1970 it was stored in a barn, reregistered [N819M]. In a letter to FAA 1/27/71, Welch said it was "beyond economical restoration" and "will probably be placed in a museum some day." Hogue was also involved with Silver Wing's construction. ( John M Jarratt 7/1/06).
[N819M] was given to a Piper PA-23 on 4/27/05, so the prior reg must have been cancelled some time between 1971 and 2005, and the current status of Mr Welch's intriguing possible museum gift is unknown. ( K O Eckland 7/2/06)

Holbrook

Holbrook Two-view patent drawing (Aeroflles)
1910 = Curious early usage of "helicopter aeroplane." A stock certificate dated 5/15/11 provided no specs or data. However, Holbrook's US patent #1,086,916 (filed Jan 19, 1910, granted Feb 10, 1914) tells of a "... novel form of propeller, wherein the angle of the operating surface of all the blades may be simultaneously varied." Double-duty rotors for both lift and thrust! (NOTE: A full description can be found in its patent via a 'Net search.) A report in the 12/5/10 Joplin Daily Globe supplies some insightan engine "with which Glenn Curtiss experimented" purchased but "owing to defects in several parts a successful flight was impossible. With the exception of a suitable engine the aeroplane has been built."
At some point, Holbrook's project was apparently abandoned and the company became the corporate vehicle for building the DeChenne biplane (qv). On 3/8/11 the Daily Globe told of the crash of the DeChenne in a test flight "in which their aviator was seriously injured and the machine was demolished." In April, 1911 the Holbrook Helicopter Aeroplane Co moved to Monett, where it rebuilt the DeChenne and gave paid flying exhibitions in Missouri, Oklahoma. and Texas. Something called the Holbrook Motor Co stayed in Joplin, where it advertised as "Manufacturers of Aeroplane Motors," as well as being a "Brass & Aluminum Foundry..." The connection between the two companies, if any, isn't clear. No further mention of the original Holbrook flying machine in either place.
Investors Durnil and U S Barnsley were invoived in at least three aviation projects during that periodCall (Mayfly), Holbrook, DeChenne. ( research by Bob Banks 9/21/2008)

Hoople

Hoople Badly retrouched newspaper photo
1910-13 = 1p ribless, circular-wing experimental; 50hp Harriman; ff: 4/9/11. 40' hooplike wingform with the tail on a boom. POP: 1, damaged beyond repair when the landing gear broke on take-off and, on alighting after a 100-yd flight, the craft dug its nose into the ground. Judging from photos, there were at least three versions or modifications of this curiosity that actually flew (how long or how far was unstated), one of them with triplane wings within a hoop. Some reports mention a 20' circular wing, which could be any of the variations. The name was unofficially supplied by neighbors for its shape, as was also "Gary-plane." Gary built several other one-of-a-kind, more conventional planes after WW1, most of them from Curtiss JN-4 components.

Hoopo

Allen Scott, Pine Bluff AR.

Hoopo [5061]
1928 = 2pCB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5. Appears to be a modification of Waco 9 with a hump-backed enclosure over the cockpits. While this definitely did not add to the beauty, pilot Scott claimed a cruise increase of 10mph while flying his creation for the Arkansas Power & Light Co [5061].

Hooten

(Orval M) Hooten Aircraft Co, Springfield IL.

HT-1 1929 = 4pCB; 180hp Wright-Hisso; no data. [940E]. The reg was cancelled 1/30/31 when Hooten, as a company, went out of business, then relicensed 3/31/31 and sold. Reg cancelled 9/5/39.

Hoppi-copter

101, 102, Firefly 1948 = 1pOH; 35hp 2-cylinder; rotor: 16'0" load: 190# v: 96/x/0 range: 90 (data for 102). Horace Pentecost. A bucket seat mounted to an motor and a tri-gear frame; two stacked coaxial rotors. It was hardly more than a strap-on flying device, but the first model in development, the 1945 model 101, was in fact strapped on the pilot's back. Weighing 90#, it could lift 200# with its 15hp motor. Evolved into the 1950 experimental Firefly with an 18' rotor powered by tip ramjets.

Horton

William E Horton, Santa Ana CA.

Horton Wingless Original [N87698] (Al Backstrom coll)Horton Wingless with and without motors [N39C] (Frank Rezich coll)Horton Wingless [N39C] (Popular Science)Wingless 1951 = 2pC flying wing; two 225hp Jacobs and extended driveshafts; span: 40'0". Not truly wingless, but essentially a highly-modified Cessna UC-78 with a more airfoil-shaped fuselage than wing. POP: 1 [N39C]. Although this innovative protoype flew successfully, no backers were attracted, and the project was abandoned, with the plane eventually being deliberately burned.

Hosler

Russell A "Curly" Hosler, Huntington IN.

1911 = Pusher biplane built by 14-year-old Hosler, in which he allegedly taught himself to fly, becoming one of the youngest pilots in the nation.

Hosler Cirrus Derby racer [R954W]G&G Special 1930 = 1pOlwM; 90hp ACE. Racer with monopod wheel and outrigger supports, wing flaps, built in only 28 days, was designed for entry in Cirrus Derby, but it nosed over on take-off with a blown tire and could not compete. Initialized model name honored financial backers. Rebuilt for 1930 Nationals, it caught fire enroute and, although landed successfully, was damaged beyond economical repair; [R954W] c/n 4. Rebuilt in 1931; crashed during competition.

Fury 1938 = 1pCmwM rg; 450hp Curtiss D-12; span: 16'0" length: 28'0". Racer, planned for 1939 Nationals, only made short test flights. [NX14Y] c/n 1.Russ was a friend, and I am slowly writing a biography of him. About the G&G Special, it did compete in the 1930 Derby and was doing quite well until he hit something on takeoff in Ohio. The tire blew and wrecked the airplane. Russ was injured in that crash. He rebuilt the plane and while in flight it caught fire, but he successfully landed it. It was subsequently rebuilt again and flown by another owner. I understand that it crashed fatally during a flight by the new owner. The story of the Fury (which I played in as a child) is wonderful for its nomadic existance. ( Phil Krause 4/9/05)

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Houstee

Richard & Katherine Houstee, Memphis TN.

Blackhawk 1933 = 2pOlwM; 88hp Genet. No specs found. R Houstee. [NX11568] c/n 1001. Experimental license issued 5/1/34; first "sold" to Katherine K Houstee. The ship appears in CAA abstracts to have been used for experiments with various airfoils, and acquired a Wright- Gypsy in its travels through five other owners. Reg cancelled in 1948. Even the ladies were plane builders, and this was part of the team constructing the Manncraft Southern Crane..

Howell

Howell-Lutzky

W T Howell & Victor Lutzky, Detroit MI.

1936 = 1pOhwM; 45hp Heath B-4; span: 29'0" v: 75/63/x. First tried as OmwM, which lacked stability. Likely modified from Heath plans. [12832] was noted, but that belonged to the Howell S (above), as well as a claimed "Feldman lightplane." Some knots are yet to be worked out on this one.

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Huffman

Glen Huffman Aircraft Co, Detroit MI.

1928 = 4pOB; 150hp Wright-Hisso E; span: 41'0" length: 23'6". Steel-tube construction, fabric covered; thick, single-bay wings. Active into the '30s, then was dismantled. Sold, and was under reconstruction in Arkansas when it was destroyed by a 1933 windstorm [C4223].

A-37, D-2, DX-2 1943 = 2pCM; two P&W R-2800-49; span: 60'5" load: 5200#
v: 430/x/110 range: 1000; ff: 6/20/43 (p: Hughes). The story of this twin-boom Duramold-designed plane will probably never be known in full. It was conceived in 1939 as a 5p bomber with 42-cyl Wright Tornado engines, and in the end appeared as 2p fighter-recon with the designation D-2A. The prototype was brought to Harper's Dry Lake CA in great secrecy in 1943, where flight tests led to a decision to change to an entirely new laminar-flow wing with greater span, and a new designation of D-5. That was not to be, however. A mysterious lightning strike hit the hangar (former employees swear it's true) and the D-2A was destroyed. Eventually an all-metal R-11 evolved instead. Two AAF designations were reserved for the project, XA-37 and XP-73, the latter cancelled.

F-11 = Redesignated R-11.

Hughes H-4 (Hughes)Hughes H-4 cockpit with HRH (Los Angeles Mirror-News)Hughes H-4 Miscellaneous (Summa Corp)H-4 Hercules 1947 = ChwMFb; eight 3000hp P&W R-4360; span: 320'6" length: 218'6" load (projected est): 400,000# ceiling (actual): 12'. Richard B Murrow et al. The world's largest flying boat (200 tons). Nicknamed "Spruce Goose," although spruce was not used in its all-wood construction. Wingspan was greater than three B-17 Flying Fortresses, 55' longer than a B-36, and 79'3" tall. POP: 1 [NX37602]. An object of much government controversy, it only made one flight for about a mile on 11/2/47 (v: 94mph). Held thereafter in guarded secrecy at Long Beach until finally being released in 1981 for commercial display alongside SS Queen Mary in Long Beach harbor. In storage and restoration at Evergreen Air Museum (OR) for display.

Hughes XR-11 [44-70155]Hughes XR-11A [44-70156]Hughes XR-11A [44-70156]
R-11 (F-11) 1946 = 2pCcwM; two 3000hp P&W R-4360; span: 101'4" length:
65'5" v: 450 range: 5000. Twin-boom recon designed for the long-range photographic role, evolved from D-2. POP: 2. First prototype, XR-11 [44-70155], was fitted with eight-blade, contra-rotating props, the malfunction of which caused the airplane to crash on its first flight, 7/7/46, nearly killing its pilot, Howard Hughes. A second prototype, XR-11A [44-70156], had standard Curtiss four-blade props and flew in 1947, was turned over to the AAF for evaluation, but a contract for 98 units [44-70157/-70254] was cancelled with the advent of war's end and dawning of the jet age.

Hughes Special [NR258Y] (Delmar Watson, Los Angeles Times)Special, Model 1-A, 1-B aka H-1 1935 = 1pOlwM rg; 700hp P&W Twin Wasp SA; span: 25'3" length: 28'2" (?>27'0"); ff: 8/18/35 (p: Hughes). Max Harlow, Richard Palmer. Set new closed-course speed record of 352mph on 1935, was modified as Model 1-B with 1000hp P&W, 280-gal fuel tanks, and new 32'0" wing for entry into 1936 Bendix, but Hughes withdrew [NX/NR258Y]. Set new transcontinental record of 7h:28m:25s on 1/19/37, with 332mph avg speed. Repowered with 1100hp P&W in 1937. Appeared in 1940 film, "Men Against the Sky," as an experimental fighter design. Model H-1 designation, never used by Hughes in reference to this plane (although he did adopt this H-line in subsequent military design projects), was coined by writers in aviation magazines. Donated to NASM. A faithful replica (qv Wright-Hughes) was built in 2003, crashed on 8/4/03, killing its builder-pilot, Jim Wright.

Hunt

Special 1938 = 1pOB; 145hp Warner Scarab. A completely redesigned Great Lakes 2T-1 sporting a Luscombe Phantom cowling, a Monocoupe landing gear, elliptical wingtips, I-struts, and other novel effects. POP: 1 [X312Y]; rebuilt c.1960 by a new owner and registered once again as a Great Lakes.

Huntington HD-12 Action art from an old ad, and 3-viewH-12, HD-12 Chum 1922 = 2pOhwM*; 37hp Continental A-40 or 45hp Szekely SR-3 or 85hp Genet*; span: 33'5" length: 22'10". Dwight Huntington (designer of Packard LePere pursuit). Side-by-side cockpit, braced shoulder wing. $1,550 for A-40, $1,750 for SR-3, $1,950 for Genet; POP: 3 [NX741Y=NX707Y, NX792Y, 11039]. * An article in a 1922 Aerial Age described the Huntington H-12 built in Hempstead NY as a 1pOhwM with a braced shoulder-wing, and powered by a 12hp V-type motorcycle engine that allegedly got it moving at 60mphspan: 20'0" length: 14'6" load: 180# v: 60/52/30 range: 250 ceiling: 7,500'. Empty wt: 220#. "Strong enough to take any engine up to 30hp and 150# weight ... such as Lawrance A-3." It could be that H-12 was the smaller single-place and HD-12 the larger planea guess unsubstantiated.

Huntington

Huntington Airplane Co, Huntington WV.

1920 = 4pOB; 150hp Wright-Hisso A; span: 48'0" length: 25'0". Company was apparently unrelated to the other two of the same name. Registered [219] c/n HH1sub in 1927, as [C219] in 1929. Reported to CAA as "temporarity dismantled, possibly permanent" in Feb 1930; reg cancelled 5/9/30.

Hurlburt

Mildred Caldwell, Margaret Hurlburt, Anna Logan, Cleveland OH.

Hurlburt (Camburn) Special [NX1223] (WASM coll)Hurricane (Special) 1947 = 1pOmwM; 85hp Continental C-85. Designed and built by three ladies, but barred from Goodyear competition because the event was restricted to male pilots! Midget racer [NX1223] eventually was flown as Camburn Special in some competitions by Eugene "Joe" Smith.

Husk

Husky

Caribbean Traders Inc, Miami FL.

I, II, III c.1950 = Conversion of surplus Stinson/Convair L-13A as Husky I with 250hp Franklin O-425-9, Husky II with 300hp Lycoming R-680-13, and Husky III with P&W R-975-7. POP: unknown, but all were contracted for bush work in Central and South America.